I would expect the observed behavior. A random user with physical access to a PC but without user account should not be able to suspend the PC, possibly stopping background jobs etc (and loosing files if the suspend fails).
Same with volume control, the user might have muted it on purpose. ** Changed in: gnome-screensaver (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gnome-screensaver in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/535491 Title: Screensaver blocks Fn+F4 to suspend To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-screensaver/+bug/535491/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs